Diana Williams is the Co-founder & CEO of Kinetic Energy Entertainment, a multidisciplinary media venture studio. Kinetic partners with emerging and established talent within the creator economy, to develop, produce and build enterprise value around entertainment IP for distribution across all media. With creativity, innovation and cultural impact as its core pillars, Kinetic pushes the boundaries of storytelling, technology and go-to-market strategy which are key components for the next era of entertainment. She previously worked as Creative Development and Franchise Producer at Lucasfilm. 

Nuno Bernardo is an award-winning, three-time Emmy-nominated writer, producer, and director, known for pioneering multi-platform storytelling. He began writing at age seven and directing at fifteen, eventually producing over one thousand hours of entertainment, including films, TV series, books, and games. His breakthrough came in 2003 with Sofia’s Diary, a teen series hailed as iconic by C21 Magazine and viewed in over 30 countries. Bernardo also created and produced Beat Generation, Flatmates, and Aisling’s Diary—the latter earning two Kidscreen Awards.

Triona Campbell is a two-time Emmy-nominated producer and winner of two Kidscreen Awards. She is the creator of Ireland’s first TV series on video games Gamer Mode (RTÉ) and a producer on the ground-breaking and iconic UK teen drama Sofia’s Diary (SONY Pictures Television). She is also the writer of the award-winning podcast series Adventures of a Young Pirate Queen and a best selling novelist for A Game Of Life or Death  (named one of the best YA novels of 2023 by Waterstones, winnner of the 2023 Great Reads Award).

Dan Marks runs the Theseus Agency, a strategy and management agency that works with IP owners and cultural brands who want to grow or evolve. Combining creative and strategic thinking with commercial focus, they help their clients identify, shape and realise new opportunities for sustainable growth while safeguarding the integrity of their work. Among many other literary greats, Dan has worked with JK Rowling on the Wizarding World and with the Agatha Christie Estate.

Colum Slevin is an entertainment and technology executive with over thirty years of experience leading creative digital production. He currently serves as the Chief Product Officer at StoryToys. Slevin has previously worked for Fox Animation Studios, Industrial Light & Magic, Lucasfilm, Telltale Games and Meta/Oculus VR.

Neil is currently Head of RTE.ie, the online arm of the Irish state broadcaster and the number one media website in Ireland.  

He has previously worked as a digital media strategist, scriptwriter and entrepreneur. He is the MC and content designer for Entertainment IP Summit and IP Lab.